okay today you're gonna see how i got my
splits from this
to this in just one month of stretching
so
here goes nothing
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i've never really been that flexible but
i've always wanted the ability to just
drop into a split out of nowhere
like this bang and since we're all still
stuck inside i thought
might as well learn now so i did some
big brain research and came up with a
routine that would help me unlock my
full
middle split potential alright first
things first you gotta warm up
for me i just chose front to back and
side to side leg swings
after that i stood for two minutes in
the horse stance stretch both my
hamstrings for two minutes each
and lastly i spent two minutes on each
of my hip flexors
after all that i rolled out my thighs
for one to two minutes and just jumped
right into it
not like literally jumped though i
didn't want to tear something right from
the start
the first couple days were honestly kind
of rough i wasn't really getting down
very far
and my legs were hella sore after
stretching every day so
i used my big brain and figured out that
my legs were going through something
called
doms delayed onset muscle soreness
honestly i probably should have expected
something like this to happen
given that i hadn't worked out for a
year prior to starting this challenge
but come on we're in the middle of a
world event so give me a break
anyway i made it through the first few
days and eventually the doms was gone
such a stupid joke that i actually wrote
that if you're just starting out your
split i would definitely recommend using
something to support yourself down in
the split position
for me i just found some old yoga blocks
that worked fine
around day eight i finally started to
see some real progress
it was still really uncomfortable but i
was just happy to see some actual
results
for the next couple days i just kept up
with my stretching but eventually i hit
a plateau where my hips started to hurt
and my legs wouldn't go down any deeper
okay quick anatomy lesson this is what
your pelvis looks like
during a middle split you're eventually
going to reach a point where your femur
and your pelvic bone start rubbing up
against each other
and that is no good but there is an easy
fix for this
before your hips start tightening you
should push your butt back and drop your
hips down and forward
this is going to cause your pelvic bone
to rotate forward and give you enough
room to keep stretching further
see easy peasy all right so next i
needed to break through that plateau
after some more big brain research i
found out that i had to apply something
called
proprioceptive neuromuscular
facilitation or pnf for short
so basically up until this point i've
just been stretching as far as my legs
could go
but after learning about pnf i started
to flex my legs at the bottom of my
split
and i imagined pushing my legs through
the floor
so at this point i had everything i
needed to achieve my full split
and now it was only a matter of time and
as the days went by my split was getting
deeper and deeper and deeper
and then on day 29 this happened
i actually got my splits in 29 days of
stretching i
i couldn't believe it myself
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all right i just want to say a few quick
things first things first
i did it let's go when i first started
this challenge i honestly didn't think i
was going to be able to do it
but as you can see the proof is right
here in 4k baby
actually it's only in 1080p i'm not rich
all right
jokes aside i actually do have a few
things that i want to say
first things first don't compare
yourself to anyone else
just because someone can get their
splits in a week or a month doesn't mean
that you should have to be able to as
well
everybody's bodies are different and
you're just gonna have to work at your
own pace
as long as you get there in the end who
cares right all right next up do not
push yourself too hard
there is a difference between discomfort
and pain trying to go too far too fast
can definitely hurt you and halt your
progress
so know your limits and stay within it
wait is
that's like the that's like the lottery
thing right
and lastly throughout the video you may
have noticed that i've been saying 30
days of stretching
instead of just 30 days and that is
because this challenge actually took
longer than 30 days but i have a good
reason for that
so every couple days i gave myself a
rest day to let my muscles heal and
relax
and i really do think that this helped
me overall
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also originally i was planning on
including the front splits in this video
as well
but halfway through i found out that i
was using incorrect and potentially
dangerous form
so i decided to drop it but maybe i can
save it for another day
who knows and that is my journey to
achieving the full middle splits
i am going to keep up with my stretching
and hopefully one day i'll be able to
just drop my ass to the ground no
warm-ups needed
i'm sorry that was kind of weird but
come on you gotta admit that this is
already pretty cool
okay and that's it um if you enjoyed
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honestly i actually had a lot of fun
making this video so if you want to see
more then just let me know i
literally got all summer all right
that's all i've got
fix your posture stay hydrated and i
will see you guys later
i don't know bye
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